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Leading Auth0 to a $6.5 billion acquisition (Founders Talk #78)


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This week Adam is joined by Eugenio Pace, co-founder and CEO of Auth0. Auth0 is a for developers, by developers identity, access, security, and authentication platform built for the cloud that secures billions of logins every year. Mid 2020 they raised $120 million at a $1.92 billion valuation after being told no several times. Then, earlier this year in March they announced they were being acquired by Okta for $6.5 billion, in a bold and future-thinking all stock deal. This episode is full of wisdom, inspiration, and tactical advice that Eugenio has used to build Auth0.

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    Show Notes:

    • Okta Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Auth0
    • Okta Completes Acquisition of Auth0
    • Building Company Culture for Scale
    • Auth0 CEO Eugenio Pace on the $6.5 billion deal with Okta and his advice for entrepreneurs
    • Three Practices For Tranquility
    • Eugenio on infinite game mindset and leadership
    • Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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